Wagon-standard.



I. H. ENGLAND.

WAGON STANDARD.

APPLICATION FILED D30. 9, 1910.

1,028,816, Patented June 4, 1912.

COLUMBIA PLANDURAH-l co., WASHINGTON, n. :4

IVY H. ENGLAND, OF I-IENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

WAGON-STANDARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4., 1912.

Application filed December 9, 1910. Serial No. 596,476.

To on whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVY H. ENGLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hendersonville, in the county of Henderson and State ofNorth Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWagon-Standards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wagon standards and the object of theinvention is to provide a standard which may be fitted over the ends ofthe bolster of a wagon so as to prevent the usual inconvenience causedby the breaking or spreading of the ordinary wooden or iron boundstandards which are adapted to fit in sockets formed in the bolsters.

A further object is to render the device removable so that they may bereadily taken off inorder to load heavy bodies or objects upon the bedof the wagon.

A still further object is to construct the standard wholly of metal sothat the lia? bility of breakage will be lessened and the device may bereadily manipulated and held upon the bolsters.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, and it will be understood that changes in the specificstructure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claimswithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a section of a bolsterwith my improved standard applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevationthereof detached from the bolster. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional viewon the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view on'line4:4: of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a modified form of theinvention. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 6-6 ofFig. 5.

Referring to the drawings in which like reference characters designatesimilar parts throughout the several views, 10 indicates a portion of abolster of the usual construction as employed in connection with wagonbodies and to which my invention is adapted to be applied. As is shownin Fig. 1, the bolsters are preferably tapered toward their outer endsso as to receive the lower looped portion 11 of a strap bolt 12 whichhas its upper end 13 threaded and formed of round stock which isflattened and separated to provide the loop 11 so as to form portion 16for a purpose to be presently described. The upper end of the strip ofmetal comprising the standard 16 is bent outwardly to form a horizontalportion 18 which is then extended downwardly and outwardly to form awedge portion 19 which is then ofiset downwardly and extended in frontof the upturned portions 20, as shown at 21 and provided at its lowerend with an outwardly beveled sharpened end 22. A washer 23 and suitablenuts 24 are disposed on the threaded end 13 of the strap bolt andtightly engaged upon the horizontal portion 18 so as to support thestrap bolt in position, but in order to allow a sufficient movement ofthe loop 11 to properly engage and disengage the same upon the bolster,the said threaded end of the bolt is extended loosely through theapertured portion 18.

Secured between the portion 20 and the inner portion 16 adjacent thelower base portion 17 is a guide loop 25 of approximately rectangularformation and having its side walls tapered outwardly and rounded at itslower edge as shown at 26,

so that it will be engaged by the tapered or diverging portions 14: ofthe strap bolt throughout its width and thereby provide a more rigidbearing surface as well as a more desirable guide. A bolt 27 is disposedthrough suitable alined apertures and through the guide loop 25 and issecured in position by means of a binding nut 28, so as to station theguide loop against movement.

A pair of stake rings 29 are carried upon the downwardly and outwardlydirected portion 19 of the standard and is secured thereto by means of astrip of metal 30 bolted to the inner face of the said portion of thestandard and offset to provide ears 31 through which the rings arepivotally engaged.

The device as thus described may be cheaply constructed of metal and theprovision of the strap bolt permits the attachment of the standard tobolsters of different sizes and they are positively held fromdisengagement by means of the bur 15 and the sharpened end 22 which areadapted to bite into the bolster and thus prevent standard are providedwith inwardly turned feet 33 and 34:, said feet being arranged in spacedrelation so that in assembling the device a pathway will be formed sothat the strap bolt 35 may pass therethrough to the guide loop 33 untilits upper screwthreaded portion passes through the opening 36 in the topof the standard to be engaged by suitable clamping nuts. The outerportion of the standard is formed with enlargements 37 and 38, havingopenings 39 and 40 formed therein so that the rings 41 and 42 may bepivotally secured. at these points.

What is claimed is:

1. A wagon standard comprising the combination with a bolster, of astrap bolt having a lower looped portion engaged therearound andprovided with a forwardly extending bur adapted to engage the lowersurface of the bolster, said strap bolt being formed wit-h a threadedupper end and intermediate upwardly converging portions, a standardproper comprising a section of metal having its lower end extendedtransversely through said loop to form a base and then directedupwardly, the upper portion of said strip being provided with anapertured transversely extending portion adapted to receive'the threadedend of the strap bolt, binding nuts engaged thereon, said strap beingthen extended downwardly in front of the last named upturned portion andsharpened, a guide loop disposed between the lower ends of the portionsof the standard and a bolt disposed through the said portions and loopfor holding the loop stationary.

2. A wagon standard, comprising a strap bolt having an upper threadedend and having a loop at its lower end for receiving a wagon bolster, astandard proper having guide portions embracing the strap bolt and Yhaving a horizontal portion slidably en gaged on the upper end of thestrap bolt, and clamp nuts engaged on the threaded portion of the boltabove the horizontal portion of the standard for forcing the standarddownward relative to the bolt to clamp the standard against the bolster.

3. The combination with a strap bolt having a loop at its lower end forengaging a bolster and havingits upper end threaded, of a standardproper having a basal portion disposed between the arms of the loop andhaving an upper horizontal port-ion slidably engaged on the bolt, saidstandard bearing guide portions embracing the arms of the loop, the loopand standard being both formed with portions for biting into thebolster, and means for forcing the standard downward relative to thestrap bolt for clamping a bolster between the bottom of the loop and thebottom portion of the standard.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, inthe presence of twowitnesses.

. IVY 'H, ENGLAND.

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Washington, D. G.

